cop

Example Sentences

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His latest role is as a former cop turned private detective in Peacock’s new crime thriller, “M.I.A.,” streaming now.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

There’s also Don Johnson, the impossibly handsome star of “Miami Vice,” the ’80s cop show that presented the neighborhood to the world as something exciting and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

If the person being sued is a government official, most commonly a cop, then they could only be liable if it was obvious that the cop’s action was illegal.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Pakistan’s involvement in the negotiations allowed Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to play bad cop to Islamabad’s good cop, Signorelli says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“What’s going on? Why is there a cop here?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam